St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-25
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Board Public Works.
Special Meeting.


Present: MessrS. Barrett, Qulnby,
Starkey and Mr.. President.
Chester Hitchcock, by his attorney.
J. NJ. Hawthorne, presented commu-
nication in the matter of widening
South Robert street. Considered and
placed on file.
G. V. Bacon presented communlca-
ton complaining that the contractor Is
not paving the alley in block 81, Wood
land Park addition TO st. Paul. Re
ferred to Engineer, with instructions TO
notify the contractor to pave SAID alley
forthwith.
The Engineer having submitted plans
and specifications for the grading of
Ravine street to a partial grade. from
Hoffman avenue to Maria avenue, grad
ing roadway to edge of bluff and put
ting in stairs from top to bottom of SAID
bluff. and for grading said Ravine
street to full grade from Maria avenue
to Maple street, the same were eXaln-
ined and approved and the Clerk was
directed to advertise for bids for said
Improvement.
In the matter of the proposed change
of grade on Robbie street, from WmSiow
avenue to Hall aveIua. the same was
taken up. and upon motion the follow
ing report was ordered sent to the C0un-
ell, tO-wit:
To the Common Council of the City of
St. Paul:
The Board of Public Works have had
under consideration the resolution or
order of the Common Council. approved
Aug. /, 1887, relative to change Of
grade on Robbie street. from NInSloW
avenue TO Hall avenue. and having lnVeS-
tigated the proposed Improvement. re
spectfullv report that said improve
ment is necessary and proper as
indicated by the red line on the
accompanying profile; that the es-
timated expense thereof is so: that real
estate to be assessed therefor can be
found benefited to the extent of the dam
ages, costs and expenses necessary TO
be incurred thereby: that said improve
ment is not asked for by a petition of a
majority of the owners of property
to be assessed therefor, but we here
with send plan or profile of said im-
proyement.i if you desire to make the i'm
prOvement. Yeas I. nays 0.
Order of Council to Board approved
Oct. 20, 1887, to let by contract the grad
ing of alley and park on the north side
of lot s, CrOcuS Hills Third ReaIrange-
ment, ST. Paul, from Dale street for
merly Paramount Place to Goodrich
avenue. Referred to Engineer for plans
and specifications, and he having antici-
pated said order and submitted said
plans and specifications, the same were
examined and approved and the Clerk
was directed to advertise for bids for
said improvement.
On motion it was ordered that the
Council be asked to cause a refunding
order for S42 to be drawn upon the City
Treasury i'll favor of Franz Bergman,
of I and block
2, Michers subdivision of block Z
and SLY = of block 2, Smiths
subdivision of blocks 6, { and s.
Stinson's division, st. Paul. the said
sum being the amount Overpaid by said
owner on account of error in assessment
against said lots l and = for the grading
of Arundel street. from Carroll street to
Minnehaha street.
On motion it was ordered that the
Council be asked TO cause a Tefunding
order for 5000 to be drawn upon the
City Treasury in favor of Nicholas VIII
berS. owner of the following described
property. tO-wit: Commencing at the
intersection of Sinner and Margaret
streets; thence E.along Margaret street
500 feet: thence south 921s feet to Sin
men street; thence My along Sinner
street 1865 feet more or less to begin
ming: the said sum being the amount
oVerpaid by said owner for the cOnstruc-
ton of a sewer on Seventh street, from
Hope street to Phalen street Seventh
and Mendoza street sewer.
On motion it was ordered that the
Council be asked to cause refunding
order for 1882 to be drawn upon the
City Treasury in favor of F. V. Heyder-
Staedt, owner of Ely = of lot ,. Except
Grove street,, &C. Dayton'S addition 10
Al. L
OveTpaid by said owner on account Of
error in assessment against said prop
erty for the sprinkling of Grove street
from Mississippi street to Jackson
street, in Sprinkling District No. 3.
On motion it was ordered that the
Council be asked to cause a refunding
order for 1921 to be drawn upon the
City Treasury in favor of Daniel Me
Mahon. owner of lot s Except st. An
thOny avenue), block l, Nininger's adj
ditiOn 70 st. Paul. the said sum being
the amount Overpaid by said owner, on
account of error in assessment against
said lot s. for the Sprinkling of st. An
thOny avenue, from Rice street to West
ern avenue in Sprinkling District No. 6.
1t having been made to appear to the
Board in the matter of the paving of
Grant street, from Central avenue to
Como avenue Cedar street, Central
avenue and Grant street paving) with
Cedar blocks and curbing with granite,
including the necessary sewer cOnnec-
lions, that the property hereinafter de-
Scribed has been OVeraSSeSSed for said
sewer connections, the assessment for
said improvement was corrected by
abating in each case, S25 on account
connections not put in, so as to conform
to the facts and rights of the case as in
tended, and so as to make the amount
assessed against said property read as
follows, tO-Wit:
Dawson and Smiths Addition TO St.
Paul.
Lot. Block. Benefits.
T.: ''.-' '--.....-- $780, SS+O w
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